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Hurricane Irma Is 'Either the Day of Reckoning or the Day of Glory' for ILS Market

David Priebe, vice chairman, Guy Carpenter, said he expects that insurance-linked securities tied to disaster exposures will demonstrate their ability to back large-scale risks, enticing more investors into the reinsurance arena.

Sept. 10, 2017

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